Triple
T256512
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Staten Island |
E5447
|
entity |
| Predicate | ferryTerminal |
P1297
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whitehall Terminal
Whitehall Terminal is the Manhattan ferry terminal that serves as the primary departure and arrival point for the Staten Island Ferry across New York Harbor.
|
E36517
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Whitehall Terminal | Statement: [Staten Island, ferryTerminal, Whitehall Terminal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitehall Terminal Context triple: [Staten Island, ferryTerminal, Whitehall Terminal]
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A.
Whitehall
Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.
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B.
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is a historic Beaux-Arts railway station and iconic transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan, renowned for its grand architecture and celestial main concourse ceiling.
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C.
North Station
North Station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a key commuter rail, subway, and intercity bus terminal integrated with the TD Garden arena.
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D.
Herald Square
Herald Square is a bustling commercial and transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan, best known for its flagship Macy’s department store and as a focal point of New York City’s retail and holiday festivities.
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E.
Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Whitehall Terminal Triple: [Staten Island, ferryTerminal, Whitehall Terminal]
Generated description
Whitehall Terminal is the Manhattan ferry terminal that serves as the primary departure and arrival point for the Staten Island Ferry across New York Harbor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitehall Terminal Target entity description: Whitehall Terminal is the Manhattan ferry terminal that serves as the primary departure and arrival point for the Staten Island Ferry across New York Harbor.
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A.
Whitehall
Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.
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B.
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is a historic Beaux-Arts railway station and iconic transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan, renowned for its grand architecture and celestial main concourse ceiling.
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C.
North Station
North Station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a key commuter rail, subway, and intercity bus terminal integrated with the TD Garden arena.
-
D.
Herald Square
Herald Square is a bustling commercial and transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan, best known for its flagship Macy’s department store and as a focal point of New York City’s retail and holiday festivities.
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E.
Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a260cfb4cc81909771b2d496b84726 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3949e1e2c819092c702b1fa1cb46c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3986c9b648190a1c30de3b0b52da6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a398c6b6588190a4213b66f07471b2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.